Ethel Waters - Contact Info, Agent, Manager

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126 titles

Past Film & Video (25 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024) Performer ("Ain't Goin' Marry (Ain't Goin' Settle Down)") Performer ("Ain't Goin' Marry (Ain't Goin' Settle Down)") See fewer	$15MM	$1.3MM	$2.5MM	$2.5MM
Double Vision (2015) (Short) - Performer ("Stormy Weather (1933 version)") Performer ("Stormy Weather (1933 version)") See fewer	AUD 500
Amelia (2009) Performer ("Moonglow" (1934)) Performer ("Moonglow" (1934)) See fewer	$40MM	$3.9MM	$14MM	$20MM
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008) (Video) - Performer ("Am I Blue?", "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe") (uncredited) Performer ("Am I Blue?", "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe") (uncredited) See fewer
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) Self (archive footage), Dedicated To Self (archive footage), Dedicated To See fewer		$17K	$354K	$354K
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990) Performer ("Jeepers Creepers") Performer ("Jeepers Creepers") See fewer	$7.2MM	$58K	$7.7MM	$7.7MM
Heart of Midnight (1988) Performer ("Baby, What Else Can I Do") Performer ("Baby, What Else Can I Do") See fewer	$5MM
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) Petunia Jackson (archive footage), Performer ("Taking A Chance On Love" (1940)) (uncredited) Petunia Jackson (archive footage), Performer ("Taking A Chance On Love" (1940)) (uncredited) See fewer			$5MM	$5MM
The Sound and the Fury (1959) Dilsey Dilsey See fewer	$1.7MM
The Heart Is a Rebel (1958) Gladys, Performer ("The Crucifixion", "His Eye Is on the Sparrow", "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child") Gladys, Performer ("The Crucifixion", "His Eye Is on the Sparrow", "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child") See fewer
Carib Gold (1956) Mom, Performer ("Carib Gold") Mom, Performer ("Carib Gold") See fewer
The Member of the Wedding (1952) Berenice Sadie Brown, Performer ("His Eye Is on the Sparrow") (uncredited) Berenice Sadie Brown, Performer ("His Eye Is on the Sparrow") (uncredited) See fewer
Pinky (1949) Dicey Johnson Dicey Johnson See fewer
Let's Sing a Song from the Movies (1948) (Short) - Ethel (archive footage), Performer ("Am I Blue?") Ethel (archive footage), Performer ("Am I Blue?") See fewer
The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943) (Short) - Performer ("Am I Blue") (uncredited) Performer ("Am I Blue") (uncredited) See fewer
Stage Door Canteen (1943) Ethel Waters, Performer ("Quick Sands" (1943)) Ethel Waters, Performer ("Quick Sands" (1943)) See fewer
Cabin in the Sky (1943) Petunia Jackson, Performer ("Li'l Black Sheep" (1943), "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" (1943), "Cabin in the Sky" (1940) (uncredited), "Taking a Chance on Love" (1940) (uncredited), "Honey in the Honeycomb" (1940) (uncredited)) Petunia Jackson, Performer ("Li'l Black Sheep" (1943), "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" (1943), "Cabin in the Sky" (1940) (uncredited), "Taking a Chance on Love" (1940) (uncredited), "Honey in the Honeycomb" (1940) (uncredited)) See fewer	$662K
Cairo (1942) Cleona Jones, Soundtrack ("Buds Won't Bud" (1937)) (uncredited), Performer ("Il bacio (The Kiss)", "Chi mi frena (The Sextet)" (1835), "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee" (1912), "There's No Place Like Home (Home, Sweet Home)" (1823), "Buds Won't Bud" (1937)) (uncredited) Cleona Jones, Soundtrack ("Buds Won't Bud" (1937)) (uncredited), Performer ("Il bacio (The Kiss)", "Chi mi frena (The Sextet)" (1835), "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee" (1912), "There's No Place Like Home (Home, Sweet Home)" (1823), "Buds Won't Bud" (1937)) (uncredited) See fewer
Tales of Manhattan (1942) Esther Esther See fewer	$1MM
The Old Mill Pond (1936) (Short) - Performer ("Jungle Rhythm") (uncredited) Performer ("Jungle Rhythm") (uncredited) See fewer
Gift of Gab (1934) Ethel Waters, Performer ("I Ain't Gonna Sin No More") (uncredited) Ethel Waters, Performer ("I Ain't Gonna Sin No More") (uncredited) See fewer
Bubbling Over (1934) (Short) - Ethel Peabody, Performer ("Taking Your Time", "Darkies Never Dream", "Company's Coming Tonight") Ethel Peabody, Performer ("Taking Your Time", "Darkies Never Dream", "Company's Coming Tonight") See fewer
Change Your Luck (1933) (Short) - Ethel Ethel See fewer	$8
Rufus Jones for President (1933) (Short) - Mother of Rufus Jones, Performer ("Am I Blue?", "Underneath the Harlem Moon", "Lullaby") (uncredited) Mother of Rufus Jones, Performer ("Am I Blue?", "Underneath the Harlem Moon", "Lullaby") (uncredited) See fewer
On with the Show! (1929) Ethel, Performer ("Am I Blue?" (1929), "Birmingham Bertha" (1929)) (uncredited) Ethel, Performer ("Am I Blue?" (1929), "Birmingham Bertha" (1929)) (uncredited) See fewer	$493K

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Past Television (32 titles)	Episodes
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020) (TV Series) - Performer ("Am I Blue?") (1 episode, 2020) Performer ("Am I Blue?") (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Maria and the Beast (Jun 7, 2020) Season 1, Episode 7 - Performer ("Am I Blue?") Performer ("Am I Blue?") See fewer	1
Cold Case (2005–2006) (TV Series) - Performer ("True Blue Lou") (1 episode, 2006), Performer ("I Got Rhythm") (1 episode, 2005) Performer ("True Blue Lou") (1 episode, 2006), Performer ("I Got Rhythm") (1 episode, 2005) See fewer Beautiful Little Fool (Apr 9, 2006) Season 3, Episode 19 - Performer ("True Blue Lou") Performer ("True Blue Lou") See fewer Best Friends (May 8, 2005) Season 2, Episode 22 - Performer ("I Got Rhythm") Performer ("I Got Rhythm") See fewer	2
American Masters (1997) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1997), Performer ("Am I Blue?") (1 episode, 1997) Self (1 episode, 1997), Performer ("Am I Blue?") (1 episode, 1997) See fewer Vaudeville (Nov 26, 1997) Season 12, Episode 2 - Self (archive footage), Performer ("Am I Blue?") (uncredited) Self (archive footage), Performer ("Am I Blue?") (uncredited) See fewer	1
The Mike Douglas Show (1976) (TV Series) - Performer ("Cabin in the Sky") (1 episode, 1976), Self - Guest (1 episode, 1976) Performer ("Cabin in the Sky") (1 episode, 1976), Self - Guest (1 episode, 1976) See fewer Episode #15.115 (Feb 20, 1976) Season 15, Episode 115 - Self - Guest, Performer ("Cabin in the Sky") (uncredited) Self - Guest, Performer ("Cabin in the Sky") (uncredited) See fewer	1
Dinah! (1976) (TV Series) - Performer ("Cabin in the Sky", "Dinah") (1 episode, 1976), Self - Guest (1 episode, 1976) Performer ("Cabin in the Sky", "Dinah") (1 episode, 1976), Self - Guest (1 episode, 1976) See fewer Episode #2.191 (Jul 16, 1976) Season 2, Episode 191 - Self - Guest, Performer ("Cabin in the Sky", "Dinah") (uncredited) Self - Guest, Performer ("Cabin in the Sky", "Dinah") (uncredited) See fewer	1
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1972) (TV Series) - Performer ("Cabin in the Sky") (1 episode, 1972), Self - Guest (1 episode, 1972) Performer ("Cabin in the Sky") (1 episode, 1972), Self - Guest (1 episode, 1972) See fewer Episode dated 27 October 1972 (Oct 27, 1972) Self - Guest, Performer ("Cabin in the Sky") Self - Guest, Performer ("Cabin in the Sky") See fewer	1
The David Frost Show (1972) (TV Series) - Writer ("Partners with God") (1 episode, 1972), Self - Guest (1 episode, 1972), Performer ("Partners with God") (1 episode, 1972) Writer ("Partners with God") (1 episode, 1972), Self - Guest (1 episode, 1972), Performer ("Partners with God") (1 episode, 1972) See fewer Episode #4.166 (May 9, 1972) Season 4, Episode 166 - Self - Guest, Performer ("Partners with God") (uncredited), Writer ("Partners with God") (uncredited) Self - Guest, Performer ("Partners with God") (uncredited), Writer ("Partners with God") (uncredited) See fewer	1
Johnny Carson Presents the Sun City Scandals '72 (1972) (TV Movie) - Self, Performer ("Dinah", "Taking a Chance on Love") Self, Performer ("Dinah", "Taking a Chance on Love") See fewer
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1972) (TV Series) - Aunt Harriet (1 episode, 1972) Aunt Harriet (1 episode, 1972) See fewer Run, Carol, Run (Jan 20, 1972) Season 1, Episode 17 - Aunt Harriet Aunt Harriet See fewer	1
The Pearl Bailey Show (1971) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1971), Performer ("His Eye Is on the Sparrow", "When the Trumpet Sounds", "Stormy Weather", "Taking a Chance on Love") (1 episode, 1971) Self (1 episode, 1971), Performer ("His Eye Is on the Sparrow", "When the Trumpet Sounds", "Stormy Weather", "Taking a Chance on Love") (1 episode, 1971) See fewer Ethel Waters/Robert Goulet/Hines, Hines and Dad (Feb 13, 1971) Season 1, Episode 4 - Self, Performer ("His Eye Is on the Sparrow", "When the Trumpet Sounds", "Stormy Weather", "Taking a Chance on Love") (uncredited) Self, Performer ("His Eye Is on the Sparrow", "When the Trumpet Sounds", "Stormy Weather", "Taking a Chance on Love") (uncredited) See fewer	1
The Barbara McNair Show (1970) (TV Series) - Performer ("Partners with God", "Crying Holy Unto the Lord") (1 episode, 1970), Writer ("Partners with God") (1 episode, 1970), Self - Guest (1 episode, 1970) Performer ("Partners with God", "Crying Holy Unto the Lord") (1 episode, 1970), Writer ("Partners with God") (1 episode, 1970), Self - Guest (1 episode, 1970) See fewer Ethel Waters, Ed McMahon, The Turtles, Roy Applegate (Apr 19, 1970) Season 1, Episode 21 - Self - Guest, Performer ("Partners with God", "Crying Holy Unto the Lord"), Writer ("Partners with God") Self - Guest, Performer ("Partners with God", "Crying Holy Unto the Lord"), Writer ("Partners with God") See fewer	1
Daniel Boone (1970) (TV Series) - Rachael (1 episode, 1970), Performer ("Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", "Do, Lord, Do Remember Me") (1 episode, 1970) Rachael (1 episode, 1970), Performer ("Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", "Do, Lord, Do Remember Me") (1 episode, 1970) See fewer Mamma Cooper (Feb 5, 1970) Season 6, Episode 16 - Rachael, Performer ("Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", "Do, Lord, Do Remember Me") (uncredited) Rachael, Performer ("Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", "Do, Lord, Do Remember Me") (uncredited) See fewer	1
The Hollywood Palace (1969) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1969), Performer ("Bread and Gravy", "Supper Time") (1 episode, 1969) Self (1 episode, 1969), Performer ("Bread and Gravy", "Supper Time") (1 episode, 1969) See fewer Episode #6.22 (Mar 8, 1969) Season 6, Episode 22 - Self, Performer ("Bread and Gravy", "Supper Time") Self, Performer ("Bread and Gravy", "Supper Time") See fewer	1
Vacation Playhouse (1967) (TV Series) - Carrie (1 episode, 1967) Carrie (1 episode, 1967) See fewer You're Only Young Twice (Jul 3, 1967) Season 5, Episode 1 - Carrie Carrie See fewer	1
Hollywood and the Stars (1963) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1963), Performer ("Am I Blue?") (1 episode, 1963) Self (1 episode, 1963), Performer ("Am I Blue?") (1 episode, 1963) See fewer The Fabulous Musicals (Nov 18, 1963) Season 1, Episode 10 - Self (archive footage), Performer ("Am I Blue?") (uncredited) Self (archive footage), Performer ("Am I Blue?") (uncredited) See fewer	1
The Great Adventure (1963) (TV Series) - Rit (1 episode, 1963) Rit (1 episode, 1963) See fewer Go Down, Moses (Nov 1, 1963) Season 1, Episode 6 - Rit Rit See fewer	1
Route 66 (1961) (TV Series) - Jennie Henderson (1 episode, 1961), Performer ("Good Night, Sweet Blues") (1 episode, 1961) Jennie Henderson (1 episode, 1961), Performer ("Good Night, Sweet Blues") (1 episode, 1961) See fewer Goodnight Sweet Blues (Oct 6, 1961) Season 2, Episode 3 - Jennie Henderson, Performer ("Good Night, Sweet Blues") Jennie Henderson, Performer ("Good Night, Sweet Blues") See fewer	1
Whirlybirds (1959) (TV Series) - Sarah (1 episode, 1959) Sarah (1 episode, 1959) See fewer The Big Lie (Jun 8, 1959) Season 3, Episode 10 - Sarah Sarah See fewer	1
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1959) (TV Series) - Performer ("Cabin in the Sky", "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe", "St. Louis Blues" (1914), "Downhearted Blues") (1 episode, 1959), Self - Singer (1 episode, 1959) Performer ("Cabin in the Sky", "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe", "St. Louis Blues" (1914), "Downhearted Blues") (1 episode, 1959), Self - Singer (1 episode, 1959) See fewer Ethel Waters (May 14, 1959) Season 3, Episode 31 - Self - Singer, Performer ("Cabin in the Sky", "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe", "St. Louis Blues" (1914), "Downhearted Blues") (uncredited) Self - Singer, Performer ("Cabin in the Sky", "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe", "St. Louis Blues" (1914), "Downhearted Blues") (uncredited) See fewer	1
Matinee Theatre (1957) (TV Series) - Performer ("Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child") (1 episode, 1957), Actress (1 episode, 1957) Performer ("Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child") (1 episode, 1957), Actress (1 episode, 1957) See fewer Sing for Me (Oct 21, 1957) Season 3, Episode 25 - Actress, Performer ("Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child") Actress, Performer ("Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child") See fewer	1
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956) (TV Series) - Performer ("Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe", "Taking a Chance on Love") (1 episode, 1956), Self - Singer (1 episode, 1956) Performer ("Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe", "Taking a Chance on Love") (1 episode, 1956), Self - Singer (1 episode, 1956) See fewer Charlton Heston, Gypsy Rose Lee, Ethel Waters, Bobby Van, Don Newcombe, Floyd Patterson, Archie Moore, Vince Martin & The Tarriers (Dec 2, 1956) Season 2, Episode 11 - Self - Singer, Performer ("Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe", "Taking a Chance on Love") Self - Singer, Performer ("Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe", "Taking a Chance on Love") See fewer	1
Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower (1956) (TV Movie) - Sunday School Teacher Sunday School Teacher See fewer
Playwrights '56 (1955) (TV Series) - Dilsey (1 episode, 1955) Dilsey (1 episode, 1955) See fewer The Sound and the Fury (Dec 6, 1955) Season 1, Episode 6 - Dilsey Dilsey See fewer	1
General Electric Theater (1955) (TV Series) - Mother (1 episode, 1955) Mother (1 episode, 1955) See fewer Winner by Decision (Nov 6, 1955) Season 4, Episode 6 - Mother Mother See fewer	1
Climax! (1955) (TV Series) - Aunt Kate (1 episode, 1955) Aunt Kate (1 episode, 1955) See fewer The Dance (Jun 30, 1955) Season 1, Episode 30 - Aunt Kate Aunt Kate See fewer	1
Your Play Time (1955) (TV Series) - Hannah (1 episode, 1955) Hannah (1 episode, 1955) See fewer Speaking to Hannah (Jun 25, 1955) Season 3, Episode 2 - Hannah Hannah See fewer	1
Encounter (1954) (TV Series) - Katherine (1 episode, 1954) Katherine (1 episode, 1954) See fewer The Grass Harp (Feb 23, 1954) Season 2, Episode 21 - Katherine Katherine See fewer	1
Person to Person (1954) (TV Series) - Performer ("I Got Rhythm") (1 episode, 1954), Self - Singer (1 episode, 1954) Performer ("I Got Rhythm") (1 episode, 1954), Self - Singer (1 episode, 1954) See fewer Episode #1.15 (Jan 8, 1954) Season 1, Episode 15 - Self - Singer, Performer ("I Got Rhythm") Self - Singer, Performer ("I Got Rhythm") See fewer	1
Beulah (1950–1951) (TV Series) - Beulah (40 episodes, 1950) Beulah (40 episodes, 1950) See fewer The Play (Jun 26, 1951) Season 1, Episode 39 - Beulah Beulah See fewer See more See fewer Loading	40
The Milton Berle Show (1951) (TV Series) - Self - Singer (1 episode, 1951), Performer ("Heat Wave", "Memories of You", "Dinah", "Am I Blue?") (1 episode, 1951) Self - Singer (1 episode, 1951), Performer ("Heat Wave", "Memories of You", "Dinah", "Am I Blue?") (1 episode, 1951) See fewer Episode #3.24 (Feb 27, 1951) Season 3, Episode 24 - Self - Singer, Performer ("Heat Wave", "Memories of You", "Dinah", "Am I Blue?") Self - Singer, Performer ("Heat Wave", "Memories of You", "Dinah", "Am I Blue?") See fewer	1
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1950) (TV Series) - Performer ("Taking a Chance on Love", "Supper Time") (1 episode, 1950), Self (1 episode, 1950) Performer ("Taking a Chance on Love", "Supper Time") (1 episode, 1950), Self (1 episode, 1950) See fewer Guests: Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith, Ethel Waters. (Feb 5, 1950) Season 2, Episode 16 - Self, Performer ("Taking a Chance on Love", "Supper Time") (uncredited) Self, Performer ("Taking a Chance on Love", "Supper Time") (uncredited) See fewer	1
The Ed Sullivan Show (1949) (TV Series) - Self - Singer (1 episode, 1949), Performer ("Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe", "Stormy Weather") (1 episode, 1949) Self - Singer (1 episode, 1949), Performer ("Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe", "Stormy Weather") (1 episode, 1949) See fewer Ethel Waters, Frank Parker, John Golden, The Blackburn Twins, Harold Lang, Paul Drake, Manuel & Marika Viera (Oct 2, 1949) Season 3, Episode 3 - Self - Singer, Performer ("Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe", "Stormy Weather") (uncredited) Self - Singer, Performer ("Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe", "Stormy Weather") (uncredited) See fewer	1

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Self (43 titles)
Jazz (2001) (TV Mini-series) - Self (2 episodes, 2001) Self (2 episodes, 2001) See fewer The True Welcome: 1929-1934 (Jan 15, 2001) Season 1, Episode 4 - Self Self See fewer Our Language: 1924 -1929 (Jan 10, 2001) Season 1, Episode 3 - Self Self See fewer
The Mike Douglas Show (1965–1976) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (3 episodes, 1965) Self - Guest (3 episodes, 1965) See fewer Episode #15.115 (Feb 20, 1976) Season 15, Episode 115 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Dinah! (1976) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 1976) Self - Guest (1 episode, 1976) See fewer Episode #2.191 (Jul 16, 1976) Season 2, Episode 191 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1972) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (2 episodes, 1972) Self - Guest (2 episodes, 1972) See fewer Episode dated 27 October 1972 (Oct 27, 1972) Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer Episode dated 10 May 1972 (May 10, 1972) Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
The Merv Griffin Show (1972) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 1972) Self - Guest (1 episode, 1972) See fewer Ethel Waters, William Peter Blatty, Noah Dietrich, Larry Collins, Dominique Lapierre (Jun 15, 1972) Season 9, Episode 176 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
The David Frost Show (1972) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 1972) Self - Guest (1 episode, 1972) See fewer Episode #4.166 (May 9, 1972) Season 4, Episode 166 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
The Dick Cavett Show (1972) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 1972) Self - Guest (1 episode, 1972) See fewer Episode dated 28 April 1972 (Apr 28, 1972) Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
The Pearl Bailey Show (1971) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1971) Self (1 episode, 1971) See fewer Ethel Waters/Robert Goulet/Hines, Hines and Dad (Feb 13, 1971) Season 1, Episode 4 - Self Self See fewer
This Is Your Life (1971) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1971) Self (1 episode, 1971) See fewer Pearl Bailey (Feb 4, 1971) Self Self See fewer
The Barbara McNair Show (1970) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 1970) Self - Guest (1 episode, 1970) See fewer Ethel Waters, Ed McMahon, The Turtles, Roy Applegate (Apr 19, 1970) Season 1, Episode 21 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Della (1969) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (2 episodes, 1969) Self - Guest (2 episodes, 1969) See fewer Episode #1.70 (Sep 12, 1969) Season 1, Episode 70 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer Episode #1.50 (Aug 15, 1969) Season 1, Episode 50 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
The Hollywood Palace (1969) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1969) Self (1 episode, 1969) See fewer Episode #6.22 (Mar 8, 1969) Season 6, Episode 22 - Self Self See fewer
The Joey Bishop Show (1968) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (3 episodes, 1968) Self - Guest (3 episodes, 1968) See fewer Episode #2.149 (Apr 17, 1968) Season 2, Episode 149 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer See more See fewer Loading
The Bob Braun Show (1968) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 1968) Self - Guest (1 episode, 1968) See fewer Episode dated 12 April 1968 (Apr 12, 1968) Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
The 37th Annual Academy Awards (1965) (TV Special) - Self - Audience Member Self - Audience Member See fewer
The New Steve Allen Show (1962) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1962) Self (1 episode, 1962) See fewer Episode dated 13 September 1962 (Sep 13, 1962) Self Self See fewer
The Linkletter Show (1962) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1962) Self (1 episode, 1962) See fewer Episode dated 14 June 1962 (Jun 14, 1962) Self Self See fewer
Project Twenty (1961) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1961) Self (1 episode, 1961) See fewer The World of Billy Graham (Nov 29, 1961) Self Self See fewer
One Night Stand (1959) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1959) Self (1 episode, 1959) See fewer An Evening with Ethel Waters (May 18, 1959) Self Self See fewer
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1959) (TV Series) - Self - Singer (1 episode, 1959) Self - Singer (1 episode, 1959) See fewer Ethel Waters (May 14, 1959) Season 3, Episode 31 - Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer
The Mike Wallace Interview (1959) (TV Series) - Self - Actress (1 episode, 1959) Self - Actress (1 episode, 1959) See fewer Ethel Waters (Apr 24, 1959) Season 2, Episode 35 - Self - Actress Self - Actress See fewer
Hold That Note (1957) (TV Series) - Self - Contestant (2 episodes, 1957) Self - Contestant (2 episodes, 1957) See fewer Episode #1.2 (Jan 29, 1957) Season 1, Episode 2 - Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer Episode #1.1 (Jan 22, 1957) Season 1, Episode 1 - Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer
The Tex and Jinx Show (1954–1957) (TV Series) - Self / Self - singer & series regular (2 episodes, 1954) Self / Self - singer & series regular (2 episodes, 1954) See fewer Episode dated 16 January 1957 (Jan 16, 1957) Self Self See fewer Episode dated 1 March 1954 (Mar 1, 1954) Self - singer & series regular Self - singer & series regular See fewer
Break the $250,000 Bank (1957) (TV Series) - Self - Contestant (2 episodes, 1957) Self - Contestant (2 episodes, 1957) See fewer Episode dated 15 January 1957 (Jan 15, 1957) Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer Episode dated 8 January 1957 (Jan 8, 1957) Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956) (TV Series) - Self - Singer (1 episode, 1956) Self - Singer (1 episode, 1956) See fewer Charlton Heston, Gypsy Rose Lee, Ethel Waters, Bobby Van, Don Newcombe, Floyd Patterson, Archie Moore, Vince Martin & The Tarriers (Dec 2, 1956) Season 2, Episode 11 - Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer
Home (1956) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1956) Self (1 episode, 1956) See fewer Ethel Waters (Feb 28, 1956) Self Self See fewer
The Tonight Show (1955–1956) (TV Series) - Self (3 episodes, 1955) Self (3 episodes, 1955) See fewer Cyril Ritchard, Ethel Waters (Feb 24, 1956) Season 2, Episode 115 - Self Self See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Look Up and Live (1955) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1955) Self (1 episode, 1955) See fewer Episode dated 2 January 1955 (Jan 2, 1955) Self Self See fewer
The Dave Garroway Show (1953–1954) (TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 1953) Self (2 episodes, 1953) See fewer Episode #1.39 (Jun 25, 1954) Season 1, Episode 39 - Self Self See fewer Ethel Waters (Oct 23, 1953) Season 1, Episode 4 - Self Self See fewer
Person to Person (1954) (TV Series) - Self - Singer (1 episode, 1954) Self - Singer (1 episode, 1954) See fewer Episode #1.15 (Jan 8, 1954) Season 1, Episode 15 - Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer
American Inventory (1953) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1953) Self (1 episode, 1953) See fewer American Song (Nov 1, 1953) Self Self See fewer
This Is Show Business (1950–1952) (TV Series) - Self (5 episodes, 1950) Self (5 episodes, 1950) See fewer Jane Froman, Pat Henning (Jun 11, 1950) Season 2, Episode 37 - Self Self See fewer See more See fewer Loading
The Jackie Gleason Show (1952) (TV Series) - Self - Guest Jazz Vocalist (2 episodes, 1952) Self - Guest Jazz Vocalist (2 episodes, 1952) See fewer Pickles (Nov 8, 1952) Season 1, Episode 7 - Self - Guest Jazz Vocalist Self - Guest Jazz Vocalist See fewer Ethel Waters, Deems Taylor; The Honeymooners - The Cold (Nov 1, 1952) Season 1, Episode 6 - Self - Guest Jazz Vocalist Self - Guest Jazz Vocalist See fewer
General Electric Guest House (1951) (TV Series) - Self (3 episodes, 1951) Self (3 episodes, 1951) See fewer Ethel Waters, Lanny Ross, Bill Callahan, Kirkwood & Goodman, Martin & Florenz (Aug 26, 1951) Season 1, Episode 9 - Self Self See fewer See more See fewer Loading
What's My Line? (1951) (TV Series) - Self - Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1951) Self - Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1951) See fewer Ethel Waters (Aug 12, 1951) Season 2, Episode 48 - Self - Mystery Guest Self - Mystery Guest See fewer
Songs for Sale (1951) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1951) Self (1 episode, 1951) See fewer Episode #3.4 (Jul 21, 1951) Season 3, Episode 4 - Self Self See fewer
The Milton Berle Show (1951) (TV Series) - Self - Singer (1 episode, 1951) Self - Singer (1 episode, 1951) See fewer Episode #3.24 (Feb 27, 1951) Season 3, Episode 24 - Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer
The Ed Sullivan Show (1949–1950) (TV Series) - Self - Singer (2 episodes, 1949) Self - Singer (2 episodes, 1949) See fewer Ethel Waters, Julie Harris, Brandon de Wilde, Reginald Gardiner, Leonard Warren, Jean Carroll (Oct 8, 1950) Season 4, Episode 4 - Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer Ethel Waters, Frank Parker, John Golden, The Blackburn Twins, Harold Lang, Paul Drake, Manuel & Marika Viera (Oct 2, 1949) Season 3, Episode 3 - Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer
Showtime, U.S.A. (1950) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1950) Self (1 episode, 1950) See fewer Episode #1.6 (Nov 18, 1950) Season 1, Episode 6 - Self Self See fewer
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1950) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1950) Self (1 episode, 1950) See fewer Guests: Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith, Ethel Waters. (Feb 5, 1950) Season 2, Episode 16 - Self Self See fewer
The Borden Show (1947) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1947) Self (1 episode, 1947) See fewer Ethel's Cabin (Sep 7, 1947) Season 1, Episode 9 - Self Self See fewer
Let My People Live (1939) (Short) - Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer
The Ethel Waters Show (1939) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer

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Archive Footage (26 titles)
See It Loud: The History of Black Television (2023) (TV Mini-series) - Self (1 episode, 2023) Self (1 episode, 2023) See fewer Laughing Out Loud (Jul 16, 2023) Season 1, Episode 2 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
History of the Sitcom (2021) (TV Series) - Beulah Brown (1 episode, 2021) Beulah Brown (1 episode, 2021) See fewer Facing Race (Aug 1, 2021) Season 1, Episode 5 - Beulah Brown (archive footage) Beulah Brown (archive footage) See fewer
Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes (2018) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me (2017) Mother of Rufus Lee - Rufus Jones for President (archive footage) Mother of Rufus Lee - Rufus Jones for President (archive footage) See fewer
Sing Your Song (2011) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer
Classified X (2007) (TV Movie) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Bicentennial Nigger (2006) (Short) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Broadway: The American Musical (2004) (TV Mini-series) - Self (1 episode, 2004) Self (1 episode, 2004) See fewer I Got Plenty o' Nuttin': 1929-1942 (Oct 20, 2004) Season 1, Episode 3 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
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